colony

/ˈkɒləni/ noun [C]

Definition

COUNTRY › a country or area controlled in an official, political way by a more powerful country: a French/British colony

GROUP › a group of the same type of animals, insects, or plants living together in a particular place: a colony of ants

PEOPLE › a group of people with the same interests or job who live together: an artists' colony

(Definition of colony noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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